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"I Need a Medic!"

Chicago EMT Training

A quick breakdown on the differences between an EMT-B(asic) and an EMT-P(aramedic) Basic Life Support (BLS) vs Advanced Life Support (ALS) So there it is. In a more rural setting, you might see EMT-I or A for intermediate or advanced. Most of the 911 calls are BLS rather than ALS.

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Systemic Steroids: An ED Focused Overview

EMDocs

Yoo, MD (Assistant Professor/Core Faculty, San Antonio, TX) // Reviewed by Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case An 18-year-old man with a history of asthma and medication noncompliance presents to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset shortness of breath. References 1) Liu D, Ahmet A, Ward L, et al. Which one do you select?

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Reference ranges of paediatric heart rate and respiratory rate

Don't Forget the Bubbles

The controversy around what is ‘normal’ in infants’ and children’s vitals was demonstrated in a 2011 systematic review by Fleming et al. and two cohort studies, one performed in Australia by O’Leary et al. and one in the US by Bonafide et al. Brennan et al. Our study supports previous work by Nijman et al.

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Most EMS Terminology Comes Down to Initials, Abbreviations and Acronyms

NCOAE

Here, we present them in alphabetical order: ABC – Airway, Breathing and Circulation – “This is the Golden Rule of emergency medical professionals” AED – Automated External Defibrillator – The device that delivers electric shock to the heart of patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest A-EMT – Advanced EMT ALSAdvanced Life Support Anaphylaxis— (..)

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

Crewing Models: There are varying models of pre-hospital care ranging from paramedic provision of care through the mix of First Aid (Tanigawa and Tanaka 2006) Basic Life Support (BLS), immediate care, Advanced Life Support (ALS) and the many associated specialist paramedicine grades. 2000, Stiell et al.

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Calcium in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

NAEMSP

However, evidence emerged in the 1980’s demonstrating that calcium chloride had no effect on return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rates, and in fact could be detrimental (Landry, Foran, & Koyfman, 2014). Current AHA guidelines do not recommend routine use of calcium in cardiac arrest (Panchal, et al.,

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The Pediatric Airway: Considerations and Challenges

ACEP Now

Introduction Pediatric intubations in the emergency department (ED) occur at only a tenth the frequency of adult intubations. 2,4,5 Given these issues, it is imperative that emergency physicians anticipate the unique challenges of RSI in this patient population. Kerrey BT, Rinderknecht AS, Geis GL, et al. Ann Emerg Med.

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